This Baboon was trying to hide himself on a low-water bridge as we drove past.

Did You Know?Jan van Riebeeck mentioned baboons in his diary as early as 24 July 1952.

"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Did You Know?It is believed that baboons are the in the top 5 of the most intelligent mammals.

"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Did You Know?The size of a troop of baboons can vary between 15 and 100. The average size of a troop of baboons are between 40 and 50.

"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Found this baboon feeding on an Impala lamb on the northern bank of the Luvuvhu river near the Pafuri picnic site. A ram and ewe(the mother I suppose) were protesting very loudly but the baboon couldn't be bothered in the least.Clicking on image will open original

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.Albert Einstein

Came across this pic from one of our much earlier trips to Kruger!Not sure where they had got the infant's dummy from but they were having a great game with it, catch me if you can, and it was being snatched from one to the other and promptly put into the mouth.It was actually quite hilarious!

"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”